HMS Spencer (1800)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Spencer |
| Ordered: | 19 September 1795 |
| Builder: | Adams, Bucklers Hard |
| Laid down: | September 1795 |
| Launched: | 10 May 1800 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1917 tons (1947.8 tonnes) |
| Length: | 180 ft 10 in (55.1 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 3 in (15.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 10 in (6.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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74 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Spencer.
HMS Spencer was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 May 1805 at Bucklers Hard. She was designed by the French émigré shipwright Jean Louis Barrallier.
Spencer was broken up in 1822.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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